ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARY MAPS OF CLIMATE CHANGES UNDER DIFFERENT CROP PATTERNS BASED ON REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

Climate changes and agricultural development processes have interaction dynamic effects. However, climate change effect on the agricultural demands and requirements, vice versa, the agricultural adaption scales and practices effect on the micro / macro climate parameters. Therefore, monitoring and change detection of climate change parameters may be an effective for enhancing the agriculture processes efficiencies. Irrigation water is limited and scarce in many areas of the world, including Egypt. Thus, better estimations of irrigation water requirements are necessary to conserve water. This study relies on two types of data sources: Remote sensing and Meteorological data. Firstly, remote sensing data are collected from satellite data. Remote sensing over an essential role in agriculture by providing timely spectral information, which can be used for estimating the crop water requirement based on vegetation indices and over land surface temperature to assist the climate change detection. Secondly, Meteorological data are collected from nearest metrological station from study area these data such as minimum, mean and maximum air temperature, solar radiation, relative humidity and wind speed. 5.1. Study area: The study area locates in the Northern East of Egypt, the distance between the east border of the study area and the Suez Canal is 2.25 km at the North and 4 km at the south. It covers an area of approximately (10260 ha). 5.2. Crop patterns: Crop patterns in the study area are divided into three categories: orchard trees such as mango and olive trees, wooden trees and crops. The first category is orchard trees such as mango and olive trees, these trees are located on the upper parts of north east and west. The irrigation of these trees based on surface water.